define: vegetable
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- vegetable. 1. a plant or part of a plant, other than a fruit, used as food. We grow potatoes, beans and other vegetables; (also adjective) vegetable oils. groente, plante خُضْرَه зеленчук vegetal zelenina; zeleninový das Gemuese, Gemüse... gemuese gemüse
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vegetable vegetable(noun) any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower.
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- Marrow (the vegetable) is a name applied to several different variants of squash plants capable of producing large fruit. Marrow typically (depending on the region) is t … he mature fruit of the squash plant.
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Vegetable Depending on the type of vegetable concerned, harvesting the crop is followed by grading, storing, processing, and marketing. Vegetables can be eaten either raw or cooked and play an important role in human nutrition, being mostly low in fat and carbohydrates, but high in vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber. Many nutritionists encourage people to consume plenty of fruit and vegetables, five or more portions a day often being recommended.
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Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Written By: Fruit, in its strict botanical sense, the fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, enclosing the seed or seeds. Thus, apricots, bananas, and grapes, as well as bean pods, corn grains, tomatoes, cucumbers, and (in their shells) acorns and almonds, are all technically fruits.
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vegetable A plant cultivated for its edible parts, such as the roots of the beet, the leaves of spinach, the flower buds of broccoli, or the fruit or seeds of certain species, as beans, corn, and squash. b. The edible part of such a plant. c. A member of the vegetable kingdom, especially a green plant.
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Vegetables From Underground Botanical vegetables include enlarged storage roots, corms, tubers and stems that are eaten by people. True botanical vegetables also include leaves, leaf stalks, flowers, buds, and just about any part of a plant except the fruit or seeds. Vegetables may also be defined loosely as a plant part that is eaten with your main entree, but generally not as a dessert.
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Vegetable In everyday usage, a vegetable is any part of a plant that is consumed by humans as food as part of a savoury meal. The term vegetable is somewhat arbitrary, and largely defined through culinary and cultural tradition. It normally excludes other food derived from plants such as fruits, nuts and cereal grains, but includes seeds such as pulses.
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Difference Between Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables refer to the edible portions of a plant. They may include the leaves (as in lettuce), stalks (your favorite celery), the roots (carrots), bulbs (onions) and flowers (as in the broccoli). If you are arguing that the fruit is also an edible part of the plant, you are right.
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- The exact definition of a vegetable may vary simply because of the many parts of a plant consumed as food worldwide – roots, tubers, bulbs, corms, stems, leaf stems, leaf sheaths, leaves, buds, flowers, fruits and seeds.
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diet Vegetables are part of a healthy diet. The definition of diet is lower in fat, sugar, calories, etc. than the regular product. An example of diet is soda with zero calories. Diet is defined as a person's regularly consumed food and drink or it can mean regulating food intake to lose or gain weight. 1  An example of diet is the eating of only vegetables.  An example of diet is the cutting back to precisely 1800 calories per day.
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Vegetables Deep-going out meanings are in such a way: The vegetables of whose pleasure the breath smells so before all garlic and onions, indicate quarrel. Something will become obvious, without the dreaming would want it, and a friend or friend will thereby feel injured. Vegetables like peas, beans, carrots indicate income.
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- A tomato is botanically a fruit but was defined by the US Congress in the 1800's as a vegetable so that it could be taxed. Their reasoning was that they are used as vegetables … for culinary purposes. A tomato is a fruit that most people think is a vegetable.
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- Full Definition of LEGUME. 1. a: the fruit or seed of plants of the legume family (as peas or beans) used for food b: a vegetable used for food. 2. a type of plant (such as a pea or a bean plant) with seeds that grow in long cases (called pods); also: these seeds eaten as food. 1. a: the fruit or seed of plants of the legume family (as peas or beans) used for food b: a vegetable used for food.
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Is Lettuce a fruit or a vegetable? Vegetable is a culinary term. Its definition has no scientific value and is somewhat arbitrary and subjective. All parts of herbaceous plants eaten as food by humans, whole or in part, are generally considered vegetables. Mushrooms, though belonging to the biological kingdom, fungi, are also commonly considered vegetables. Since vegetable is not a botanical term, there is no contradiction in referring to a plant part as a fruit while also being considered a vegetable.
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Definition of plant in English: Definition of plant - a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent si Definition of plant - a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent si dictionary thesaurus
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vegetable Of, relating to, or derived from plants or a plant. vegetable in Science Expand. A plant that is cultivated for an edible part, such as the leaf of spinach, the root of the carrot, or the stem of celery. An edible part of one of these plants. See Note at fruit.
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Vegetable 1. vegetable-of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from plants;  decaying vegetable matter . Antonyms: animal-of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from an animal or animals; the animal kingdom; animal instincts; animal fats.
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vegetable This fresh spinach is a vegetable. Spinach is an example of a vegetable. Vegetable means anything having to do with plants. An example of vegetable is a soup made primarily with vegetables, “vegetable soup.”. The definition of a vegetable is a person that is no longer able to mentally function. An example of a vegetable is someone with a brain injury that cannot live without life support. Vegetable is the edible root, tuber, leaf, stem, seed or flower of a plant. An example of a vegetable is spinach.
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- sometimes offensive : a person who is unable to talk, move, etc., because of severe brain damage. The accident had left him a vegetable. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples.
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Contents: Fruit vs Vegetable A fruit is the mature ovary of a seed plant, usually developed from a flower. Fruits have seeds so they further the reproductive cycle. A vegetable is a plant or that part of a plant which is edible, and does not necessarily have a role in the plant's reproductive cycle. fruit is the mature ovary of a seed plant, usually developed from a flower. Fruits have seeds so they further the reproductive cycle. A vegetable is a plant or that part of a plant which is edible, and does not necessarily have a role in the plant's reproductive cycle.
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An Alphabetical List of Vegetables From A to Z There's a Vegetable for Every Letter and Every One. From A to Z, vegetables come in every letter in this alphabetical list of vegetables. Vegetables are considered the edible roots, like parsnips, leaves, spinach, or immature flowers like broccoli, or non-sweet fruits like cucumbers.
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- According to botanists (those who study plants) a fruit is the part of the plant that develops from a flower. It's also the section of the plant that contains the seeds. The other parts of plants are considered vegetables. These include the stems, leaves and roots — and even the flower bud.he following are technically fruits: avocado, beans, peapods, corn kernels, cucumbers, grains, nuts, olives peppers, pumpkin, squash, sunflower seeds and tomatoes.
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- A vegetable is the edible portion of a plant. Vegetables are usually grouped according to the portion of the plant that is eaten such as leaves (lettuce), stem (celery), roots (carrot), tubers (potato), bulbs (onion) and flowers (broccoli).A fruit is the mature ovary of a plant.So a tomato is botanically a fruit but is commonly considered a vegetable.According to this definition squash, pepper and eggplants are also fruits. Then there are seeds such as peas which are also considered vegetables.. A vegetable is the edible portion of a plant. Vegetables are usually grouped according to the portion of the plant that is eaten such as leaves (lettuce), stem (celery), roots (carrot), tubers (potato), bulbs (onion) and flowers (broccoli). A fruit is the mature ovary of a plant.
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- Full Definition of CARROT. 1. : a biennial herb (Daucus carota of the family Umbelliferae, the carrot family) with a usually orange spindle-shaped edible root; also: its root.2. : a reward or advantage offered especially as an inducement.See carrot defined for English-language learners. See carrot defined for kids.ull Definition of CARROT. 1. : a biennial herb (Daucus carota of the family Umbelliferae, the carrot family) with a usually orange spindle-shaped edible root; also: its root. 2. : a reward or advantage offered especially as an inducement. See carrot defined for English-language learners. See carrot defined for kids.
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squash Squash is defined as a state of being squished into a small space, or a vegetable, or is a game where rackets are used by two players to hit a rubber ball against the walls. When you are squished into a small space, this is an example of a squash. A zucchini is an example of a squash.